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Total Synthesis and Structure Revision of (−)-Illisimonin A, a Neuroprotective Sesquiterpenoid from the Fruits of Illicium simonsii Alexander S. Burns and Scott D. Rychnovsky* Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, California 92697, United States

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inspired methods development from other groups.7 Herein, we report the first total synthesis of this strained molecule.8 A historically important member of the Illicium sesquiterpenoids is the seco-prezizaane, anisatin.9 Anisatin and several other related molecules can cause convulsions, acting as noncompetitive antagonists for GABAA channels. However, seemingly similar molecules such as jiadefenolide,10 merrilactone,11 and O-debenzoyltashironin12 are known to be neurotrophic. That is, they can promote the survival or growth of neural cells. This interesting phenotypic observation is of great interest, but interrogation of the biochemical basis for this activity has been hampered, in part, by the limited supply of these precious natural products. Recently, Shenvi and coworkers have reported elegant syntheses of jiadefenolide13 and O-debenzoyltashironin.2c The material obtained from these syntheses has been leveraged to characterize several differences between the actions of “neurotrophic” and “convulsant” sesquiterpenoids.14 Access to other, distinct Illicium sesquiterpenoids would be valuable to understanding more clearly how these molecules work. Illisimonin A displayed neuroprotective effects against oxygen-glucose deprivation-induced cell injury in SH-SY5Y cells. Given that only 4 mg of 1 was isolated from 96 kg of the fruits of Illicium simonsii, further studies were constrained by material availability. Motivated by the promising bioactivity of 1 as well as the unprecedented structure, we developed a laboratory synthesis capable of delivering over 100 mg of this scarce molecule. Illisimonin A’s 5−5−5−5−5 pentacyclic scaffold contains several challenges which we considered when designing our route, Figure 2. There are seven contiguous fully substituted stereocenters, five of which are on the central cyclopentane ring, and two of which are vicinal and quaternary. Additionally there is a trans-pentalene ring system. The instability of trans 5−5 systems relative to their cis counterparts is well documented.15 Illisimonin A is only the fourth natural product with an embedded trans-pentalene subunit to be synthesized.16 Thus, the strain embedded in the molecule, stereochemical complexity, and steric congestion led us to the following retrosynthesis. A retrosynthetic plan is outlined in Figure 2. Excision of the bridging lactone via a White acid-directed C−H oxidation17 had close precedent in Maimone’s pseudoanisatin synthesis,18 and gives 2 after some functional group manipulations. The semipinacol rearrangement has been used in numerous

ABSTRACT: Illisimonin A was isolated from Illicium simonsii and has a previously unreported tricyclic carbon framework. It displayed neuroprotective effects against oxygen-glucose deprivation-induced cell injury in SHSY5Y cells. It incorporates a highly strained transpentalene ring system. We report the first synthesis of (±)-illisimonin A. Notable steps in the route include a 1,3-dioxa-2-silacyclohexene templated Diels−Alder cycloaddition and type-3 semipinacol rearrangement to generate the trans-pentalene. The final step is an ironcatalyzed C−H oxidation. The synthetic route is robust, with 94 mg of racemic material prepared in a single pass. Resolving an intermediate enabled the synthesis of natural (−)-illisimonin A. The absolute configuration of (−)-illisimonin A was revised to 1S,4S,5S,6S,7R,9R,10R based on the X-ray structure of a heavy-atom analogue.

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he ornate structures of the Illicium sesquiterpenes have challenged chemists’ creativity for decades. Isolated from roughly 40 species of plants, these molecules can be classified on the basis of their carbon skeleton.1 Members of the allocedrane,2 seco-prezizaane,3 and anislactone4 families have succumbed to total synthesis. Illisimonin A (1) was recently isolated from Illicium simonsii and is the first example of a sesquiterpenoid with a tricyclo[5.2.1.01,6]decane carbon framework (Figure 1).5 The absolute configuration was assigned by matching a calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectrum with the experimental CD data.6 It has already

Figure 1. Illisimonin A and other Illicium natural products. The four unique carbon skeletons are outlined in blue. © XXXX American Chemical Society

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strained than 2. The difference can be attributed to the embedded strained trans 5−5 ring system in 2 (and 1). We planned to take advantage of this stability difference by first synthesizing 4, with a cis 5−5 ring system, in an intramolecular Diels−Alder (IMDA) reaction. The required exo preference should be enforced by the much higher energy expected in the trans 5−5 endo product. Transition state calculations supported this hypothesis, with calculated structure 10 being 7.3 kcal/mol more stable than corresponding endo transition state.21 High selectivity in the exo IMDA reaction would introduce four stereogenic centers, and the more strained ring system would arise in a semipinacol reaction leading to compound 2. Ring strain preferences enhance the stereoselectivity in the central IMDA reaction. The synthesis is outlined in Scheme 1. To begin, 2-methylcyclopenta-1,3-dione (6) was captured in its enol form as the benzyloxymethyl ether in good yield. Next, an aldol reaction united vinylogous ester with known ketone 7 (available in 3 or 5 steps from commercial material),22 to afford tertiary alcohol 11 as a mixture of diastereomers. At this stage, we drew inspiration from the Bélanger lab’s work targeting the core ring structure of calyciphylline B type alkaloids.23 They trap an aldehyde aldol as the 1,3-dioxa-2-silacyclohexene, and use this motif to template a Vilsmeier−Haack cyclization. A similar silacycle should template our proposed IMDA reaction. Silyl triflates were initially explored, but dimethyldichlorosilane was superior in practice. The silacycle 12 was formed in situ from the mixture of diastereomers; it was warmed to 40 °C for 15 h. Desilylation and purification gave the desired Diels−Alder adduct, racemic 13, in good yield as a single diastereomer. Presumably, silylation of the tertiary alcohol leads to intramolecular activation of the cyclopentenone, which is trapped as the silyl-enol ether upon deprotonation. The resultant cyclopentadiene24 then engages the dienophile in a Diels−Alder cyclization, whose diastereofacial selectivity is templated by the silacycle. The IMDA sequence introduces five additional stereocenters and two rings in a single step. To our

Figure 2. Retrosynthetic analysis and calculations of ring strain energies

syntheses to construct strained ring systems and congested bonds.19 Disconnection of the C5−C6 bond via a semipinacol rearrangement leads to tricycle 3 after the application of additional routine transforms. We imagined that two of the rings within 3 or a similar structure could be constructed by the Diels−Alder reaction. Finally, 5 could be traced back to 6 and 7 via an aldol reaction. Intermediate 2 has the all-carbon framework of 1, and is expected to carry significant ring strain. We estimated the relative ring strain of 2 and its proposed precursor 3 by MP2 calculations on the hydrocarbons 9 and 8.20 Hydrocarbon 8 is favored by ca. 7.0 kcal/mol, which suggests that 3 is much less Scheme 1. Synthesis of (±)-Illisimonin A

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chromatography, rearrangement to α-hydroxyl ketone 23 occurred, Scheme 2. The rearrangement could be avoided by taking the material forward directly without chromatographic purification. While the transformation can be rationalized as a retro-aldol/aldol sequence, it is likely due to an α-ketol rearrangement, as rearrangements of strained α-hydroxy aldehydes and ketones catalyzed by silica have been reported in the literature.35 The facile isomerization to the more stable [2.2.2]-bicycle highlights the strain contained within illisimonin’s ring system. It is interesting to note that the isolation team proposed that the illisimonane skeleton could arise from a carbocation shift of the allo-cedrane skeleton.5 The conversion of 22 to 23, which bears the allo-cedrane skeleton, is the synthetic reverse of the proposed biosynthetic step. After deprotection of the primary alcohol with methanolic HCl, only the C−H oxidation remained to complete the synthesis. As the C4 methine was doubly neopentylic, extreme steric hindrance could block oxidation. However, Snyder recently described an acid-directed White oxidation of a comparably congested C−H bond in his scaparvin B-D syntheses.36 Our gamble was rewarded when acid 18 was oxidized to lactone 1 using White’s FePDP catalyst with hydrogen peroxide as the stoichiometric oxidant. Some points about this reaction warrant further discussion. Hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) was included to improve the solubility of 18, and may also play a role in suppressing the undesired oxidation of the C14 methylene by electronically deactivating the position through hydrogen bond donation.37 The rigid conformation of 18 likely aids in the high reactivity for the C4 methine. We speculate that strain release in the transition state may also enhance the reactivity at this position.38 The reaction proved to be effective after minimal optimization. We were pleased to obtain 94 mg of natural product 1 from 196 mg of acid 18 in our largest reaction. The assigned absolute configuration of illisimonin A was unexpected because related illicium natural products had the opposite configuration at C1.39 The racemic synthesis described above did not inform the discussion, but it was a starting point to revisit it. After several other methods were explored, intermediate allylic alcohol (±)-24 was resolved by derivatizing with (S)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethyl isocyanate and separating the diasteriomers by silica gel chromatography (Scheme 3).40 The lower Rf diastereomer 26 was deprotected, converted to the epoxide (−)-16 and further derivatized. Esterification of the C11 alcohol with ferrocenecarboxylic acid (28) added a heavy atom. X-ray analysis of crystalline ester 29 allowed the absolute configuration of 26 to be assigned to the 1R series.41 The higher Rf diastereomer 27, inferred to have the 1S configuration, was deprotected and taken on to (−)-illisimonin A using the previously developed sequence. The CD of this synthetic material matched that reported for the natural product.5 Thus, the absolute configuration of the natural product, (−)-illisimonin A, is revised to 1S,4S,5S,6S,7R,9R,10R. We report the first synthesis of (±)-illisimonin A. The NMR data for synthetic illisimonin A matched that reported for the natural product, confirming its relative configuration. An enantioselective synthesis of (−)-illisimonin A, combined with an X-ray structure, led to a revision of the absolute configuration of the natural product. Notable steps in the synthetic route include a 1,3-dioxa-2-silacyclohexene templated Diels−Alder cycloaddition and type-3 semipinacol rearrangement. The final step is a White acid-directed C−H oxidation.

knowledge, there are only four other examples of generating a 1,3-dioxa-2-silacyclohexene from an aldol, and none in a completed total synthesis.25 We are eager to explore this as a method to generate other ring systems in the future. Having served its role as an electron accepting group in the Diels−Alder reaction, the methyl ester in 13 needed to be reduced to a primary alcohol. The transformation was most easily accomplished by global lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) reduction, tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether (TBS) protection of the newly formed primary alcohol, and reoxidation of the C10 ketone to deliver 14 in good overall yield. At this point the semipinacol rearrangement was attempted. Deprotection of 14 and bromination of the resulting ketone proceeded as expected to give bromide 19, Scheme 2. Upon Scheme 2. Rearrangements and Fragmentations

treatment with silver(I), the anticipated lactol product was not observed. Instead, ε-lactone 21 was isolated. Apparently, the semipinacol shift of C5 from C7 to C6 took place to generate the desired trans 5,5-ring system (20), but the resulting lactol spontaneously underwent a retro-Claisen fragmentation. The inferred formation of 20 was very promising, but the sequence was not viable for the synthesis of illisimonin A. In order to avoid this reactivity, we chose to install the C11 carbon first prior to the semipinacol shift. After many failed attempts to add a carbon atom to the C10 ketone via methylenation,26 Corey−Chaykovsky epoxidation,27 triflation and palladium catalyzed carboxy-methylation,28 and even intramolecular alkoxyacyl radical addition to the ketone,29 a solution was found. Vinyl iodide 15 was formed using Barton’s method.30 Bouvealt aldehyde synthesis31 and in situ reduction32 delivered the crude allylic alcohol, which was oxidized with m-CPBA to give epoxide 16 in good overall yield.33 To our delight, a type-3 semipinacol proceeded in chloroform in the presence of a substoichiometric amount of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), and the rearrangement was successful on a multigram scale. Competing hydride migration from the primary alcohol was a concern, but only small amounts of an aldehyde were seen in the crude nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Evidently, the rigid conformation of the molecule facilitates selective migration of the σC5−C7 bond over the σC11−H. Having established the two vicinal quaternary centers and trans-pentalene contained within illisimonin A, three oxidations separated us from our target. Sequential oxidation of the C11 carbon to the aldehyde then carboxylic acid was accomplished using standard chemistry.34 When attempting to purify α-hydroxy aldehyde 22 by column C

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Scheme 3. Enantioselective Synthesis and Structure Revision

The route is effective, and has enabled the preparation of 165 mg of (±)-Illisimonin A. This material will be valuable in exploring its neurotrophic bioactivity.

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The Supporting Information is available free of charge on the ACS Publications website at DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b05065. FID files for the NMR spectra of synthetic illisimonin A (ZIP) Data for ester (+)-29 (CIF) Experimental procedures and characterization data for all compounds; coordinate files for computational modeling (PDF)

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Scott D. Rychnovsky: 0000-0002-7223-4389 Notes

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Dedicated to the memory of Gilbert Stork. Joseph Ziller (UCI) solved the X-ray structure of ester 29. Support was provided by the University of California, Irvine. We are grateful to Alexander Burtea and Professor Sergey V. Pronin for productive discussions. We thank Marshall D. Young for supplying us with IBX.

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